Tiffany Gemstone & Pearl Jewelry

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TIFFANY GEMSTONE
& PEARL JEWELRY
TIFFANY & CO. VIEWS THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AS BOTH A MORAL OBLIGATION AND AS A BUSINESS
IMPERATIVE. WE PROUDLY STATE THAT THIS BOOKLET IS PRINTED ON PAPER THAT IS CERTIFIED BY
THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC). IT CONTAINS FIBER FROM FORESTS THAT ARE CAREFULLY MANAGED,
RESPONSIBLY HARVESTED AND ADHERE TO STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC STANDARDS
TIFFANY, TIFFANY & CO., the TIFFANY BLUE BOX and

the color TIFFANY BLUE are trademarks of Tiany and Company
and its aliates. 2012 Tiany and Company.
SINCE 1837, TIFFANY & CO. HAS MAINTAINED THE

VERY HIGHEST STANDARDS IN DESIGN, MATERIALS
AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. THIS IS THE REASON THAT
TIFFANY JEWELRY IS TREASURED WORLDWIDE AND
PASSED DOWN FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT.
TO BECOME A BEAUTIFUL HEIRLOOM, HOWEVER,
JEWELRY MUST BE PROPERLY CARED FOR. DUST,
P OLLUTION AND DAILY WEAR CAN CLOUD THE
BRILLIANCE OF A GEMSTONE AND DULL THE SURFACE
OF PLATINUM, SILVER OR GOLD. TIMEWORN PRONGS
OR CLASPS MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF A STONE
OR AN ENTIRE PIECE OF JEWELRY. SOME SIMPLE,
BASIC CARE CAN HELP PRESERVE AND PROTECT YOUR
TIFFANY JEWELRY FOR YEARS TO COME.
ONE
BASIC JEWELRY CARE
Professional cleanings are recommended as
secure. Prong settings are particularly vulnerable.
frequently as once a year, depending on how often
If hit against a hard surface or snagged on clothing,
you wear your jewelry. Tianys Customer Service
they may loosen, risking the loss of a gemstone.
Department and Sales Professionals can assist you.
Avoid exposing gold jewelry to household bleach,
Our craftsmen are experienced in all aspects of
which will quickly cause gold to discolor and
jewelry care, from determining the best method for
possibly disintegrate.
cleaning stones to re-stringing pearls to repairing
Sterling silver tarnishes rapidly when exposed to
clasps or earring backs.
salty air, swimming pool chlorine and products
Between professional cleanings, most jewelry can
containing sulfur, such as rubber gloves and
be maintained with a non-abrasive jewelry cleaner.
certain papers. To remove tarnish, we recommend
To clean diamonds, use a mild solution of six
a non-abrasive silver polish.
parts water to one part ammonia and apply with
Storage is also important. At the time of purchase,
a soft bristle brush. If worn often, pearls should
all Tiany jewelry is packaged in a protective box,
be cleaned and re-strung professionally once a year.
case or tarnish-resistant pouch. Between wearings,
In between cleanings, wipe pearls gently with
we recommend that you place your jewelry in its
a damp cloth. Ultrasonic cleaning is not safe for
original casing or another suitably lined box or pouch.
many gemstones, so we advise against this method.

Certain basic precautions should be taken with all of
Examine your jewelry regularly to make sure the
your jewelry. However, some gemstones, as outlined
settings are snug and the clasps and joinings are
TWO
THREE
GEMSTONE ENHANCEMENT
HISTORY
in this booklet, require special care.
For nearly four thousand years, the beauty of
Take care to protect your jewelry from impact
gemstones has been enhanced by various methods.
against hard surfaces and avoid contact with
Long before modern stone-cutting techniques
abrasive surfaces. Even a diamond can chip if hit
were developed, oils and dyes were used to bring
with enough force or at just the right angle. Many
out the color in stones. Since the ancient Egyptians,
stones such as amethyst, emerald, kunzite, opal,
emeralds have been soaked in colorless oil to
pearl, peridot, tanzanite and tourmaline are very
make them appear more beautiful. This practice
delicate and easily abraded. Enameling can
continues today.
also chip or scratch when struck. Gemstones
Long ago it was discovered that heating certain
can scratch other gemstones and wear away at
gemstones could produce remarkable changes
precious metals. Therefore, avoid stacking those
in color. Legend has it that Marco Polo observed
rings and bracelets that would be vulnerable to
the application of heat to rubies in Ceylon
such abrasion. Extreme temperatures, perfumes,
and introduced the practice to Europe. In fact,
cosmetics and household chemicals can also
it was a heating process that rst unlocked the
damage jewelry.
intense violetish-blue of tanzanite, the gemstone
We suggest that you avoid wearing your jewelry
introduced by Tiany in the 1960s.
during activity that would expose it to risks.
FOUR
FIVE
COMMONLY USED ENHANCEMENTS
TIFFANYS ENHANCEMENT P OLICY
Among the enhancements often applied by miners

and lapidaries are:
Tiany selects only the nest gemstones from

around the world. Our gemstones are inspected for
BLEACHING The use of chemicals or other agents to
quality, beauty and durability. Tiany selects only
lighten or create a more uniform color.
those stones that meet our exacting standards for
DIFFUSION The use of chemicals and high temperatures
color, clarity and cut. We accept enhancements that
to produce or improve color.

DYEING The introduction of coloring agents into a
gemstone to improve or alter color.
are solely meant to improve the beauty of the stone.

Tiany will not accept any enhancement that
HEATING The use of heat to alter the color and/or clarity
increases a stones carat weight.
of a gemstone.
INFUSION The lling of a gem material with a colored
or colorless substance such as oil, wax, resin or glass to

improve the gemstones appearance.
Tiany will not accept any enhancement that masks

the potential durability of a gemstone.
COATING The application of wax, resin or oil to a porous
gemstone to improve durability and beauty.
Enhancements accepted by Tiany have good
IRRADIATION The use of laboratory radiation to alter a
stability unless otherwise noted on the chart that
gemstones color. Usually followed by a heating process.
follows. We must stress that Tiany diamonds

STABILIZED The use of a colorless resin or a proprietary
process without a resin to decrease porosity and improve

durability and color.
In recent years, technology has produced new

methods of gemstone enhancement. Many of these
processes are dicult to detect and may involve
various materials that are virtually unidentiable,
have not been subjected to any enhancements,

other than cutting and polishing.
Some gemstones require more care than others.
Please refer to the following guidelines to help
ensure that your Tiany jewelry will be enjoyed
for generations.
even with the most advanced scientic equipment.

This has led to complex debates concerning what
is acceptable in the gemstone community.
SIX
SEVEN
GEMSTONE CARE
AND ENHANCEMENT
SPECIES
VARIETY
ENHANCEMENTS ACCEPTED
BY TIFFANY & CO.
AMBER
All colors
Heated to improve color and clarity.
Do not use ultrasonic cleaning.

Avoid sudden temperature changes,
abrasives and contact with cosmetics,
hairspray, perfume or household
chemicals.
ANDALUSITE
None
Basic jewelry care
APATITE
None
Do not use ultrasonic cleaning. Avoid

sudden temperature changes, abrasives
and contact with cosmetics, hairspray,
perfume or household chemicals.
AZURITE
Coated with colorless substances

to improve surface uniformity
and durability.

contact with cosmetics, hairspray,
Golden, Yellow
Irradiated to improve color.
Basic jewelry care
Aquamarine
Basic jewelry care
Emerald, Green
Infused with colorless substances

to improve clarity.

Avoid sudden temperature changes
Morganite
Heated and/or irradiated to enhance color. Basic jewelry care
BERYL
CALCITE
CHALCEDONY
CHAROITE
GEMSTONE CARE

to improve surface uniformity.

Bloodstone, Chrysocolla, Chrysoprase,

Jasper, Sardonyx, White
None
Basic jewelry care
Black, Blue and Green Onyx
Dyed
Basic jewelry care
Agate, Carnelian
Heated to improve color.
Basic jewelry care
Blue
None
Avoid direct light

BY TIFFANY & CO.
GEMSTONE CARE
Alexandrite, Brown, Cats Eye,

Cats Eye Alexandrite, Green, Yellow
None
Basic jewelry care
Yellow Sapphire
Heated and/or diffused to improve

color and clarity. Infused with
colorless substances to improve
color and clarity.
Basic jewelry care
Blue, Color Change, Colorless, Green,

Orange, Padparadscha, Pink, Purple,
Star, Ruby, and Ruby Star

Infused with colorless substances to
improve color and clarity.
Basic jewelry care
DIAMOND
None
Basic jewelry care
DOLOMITE




None

Labradorite, Moonstone, Spectrolite, Sunstone
None
Amazonite


SPECIES
VARIETY
CHRYSOBERYL
CORUNDUM
ENSTATITE
Bronzite
EPIDOTE
FELDSPAR
FLUORITE
Heated to improve color.

BY TIFFANY & CO.
GEMSTONE CARE
None
Avoid sudden temperature changes.
GRANITE

HEMATITE
None
Basic jewelry care
IOLITE
None
SPECIES
VARIETY
GARNET
Almandite, Color Change,

Demantoid, Grossular Garnet, Hessonite,
Malaya Garnet, Pyrope, Rhodolite,
Spessartite, Tsavorite
JADE
Black, Green and Lavender Jadeite

Black and Green Nephrite

KYANITE
Blue
None

LAPIS LAZULI

and durability.

LAVA ROCK
None
MALACHITE

and durability.



sudden temperature changes and

to improve uniformity.
NATURAL GLASS
NUUMITE
Lybian Desert Glass, Moldavite, Obsidian
SPECIES
VARIETY
BY TIFFANY & CO.
OPAL
Black, Blue, Boulder, Cachalong, Chrysopal,

Crystal, Fire, Opalite, Pink, Prase, White,
Yellow

and durability.

PEARL, CULTURED
Saltwater: Akoya,
Mabe (Assembled)
Bleached and dyed to improve

uniformity of color.
Keshi, South Sea Golden, South Sea

White, Tahitian

uniformity of color. Polished to
improve nish. Coated to protect
the natural organic material.
For cultured and natural pearls:

Have strands cleaned and re-strung
annually if worn regularly. Avoid
sudden temperature changes and
Freshwater

PEARL, NATURAL
Freshwater, Saltwater

CALCAREOUS CONCRETIONS
Conch, Melo Melo
Polished to improve nish.

Avoid over exposure to bright light.
PERIDOT
None

PREHNITE


PYRITE
None
Basic jewelry care
PYRITE IN SLATE

GEMSTONE CARE
SPECIES
VARIETY
BY TIFFANY & CO.
GEMSTONE CARE
UARTZ
Amethyst and Citrine
Heated to enhance color.
Basic jewelry care
Heated and/or irradiated

to enhance color.
Basic jewelry care
Green, Smokey, Yellow Citrine
Coated with colorless substances to

improve surface uniformity.
Basic jewelry care
RHODOCHROSITE
Coated with colorless substances.
RHODONITE

RYOLITE

Aventurine, Dumortierite, Pietersite, Quartzite,

Rock Crystal, Rose, Rutilated, Tourmalinated,
Tigers Eye, Tigers Iron, Hawks Eye
SERPENTINE
Bowenite, Chita

and durability.

SHELL
Mother-of-pearl, Helmet Shell
Dyed and/or coated with colorless

substances to improve surface
uniformity.
Basic jewelery care.

SODALITE

and durability.

Avoid contact with cosmetics, hairspray,
SPHALERITE


None
Basic jewelry care
SPINEL
All colors
BY TIFFANY & CO.
GEMSTONE CARE
Kunzite
Heated and/or irradiated to

enhance color.

Avoid direct light.
Hiddenite

enhance color.


contact with household chemicals.
SPECIES
VARIETY
SP ODUMENE
.
SUGILITE
TOPAZ
Orange, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Reddish Orange

enhance color.
Basic jewelry care
TOURMALINE
Chrome
None
Blue, Green, Orange, Cuprian Elbaite, Yellow
Heated to enhance color and clarity.
For all varieties of tourmaline:

Parti-colored, Pink, Purple, Rubellite,

Watermelon
Irradiated to improve color.
TURUOISE
Stabilized to improve durability. Coated Do not use ultrasonic cleaning.

with colorless substances to improve
surface uniformity and durability.
UNAKITE

Basic jewelry care
VARISCITE


ZIRCON
All colors
ZOISITE
Tanzanite

Ruby in Zoisite

Thulite


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2012:Gemstone & Pearl Jewelry 2007 9/14/12 8:13 PM Page 1

TIFFANY, TIFFANY & CO., the TIFFANY BLUE BOX and

2012:Gemstone & Pearl Jewelry 2007 9/14/12 8:13 PM Page 2

SINCE 1837, TIFFANY & CO. HAS MAINTAINED THE

2012:Gemstone & Pearl Jewelry 2007 9/14/12 8:13 PM Page 3

BASIC JEWELRY CARE

Professional cleanings are recommended as

secure. Prong settings are particularly vulnerable.

frequently as once a year, depending on how often

If hit against a hard surface or snagged on clothing,

you wear your jewelry. Tianys Customer Service

they may loosen, risking the loss of a gemstone.

Department and Sales Professionals can assist you.

Avoid exposing gold jewelry to household bleach,

Our craftsmen are experienced in all aspects of

which will quickly cause gold to discolor and

jewelry care, from determining the best method for

cleaning stones to re-stringing pearls to repairing

Sterling silver tarnishes rapidly when exposed to

clasps or earring backs.

salty air, swimming pool chlorine and products

Between professional cleanings, most jewelry can

containing sulfur, such as rubber gloves and

be maintained with a non-abrasive jewelry cleaner.

certain papers. To remove tarnish, we recommend

To clean diamonds, use a mild solution of six

a non-abrasive silver polish.

parts water to one part ammonia and apply with

Storage is also important. At the time of purchase,

a soft bristle brush. If worn often, pearls should

all Tiany jewelry is packaged in a protective box,

be cleaned and re-strung professionally once a year.

case or tarnish-resistant pouch. Between wearings,

In between cleanings, wipe pearls gently with

we recommend that you place your jewelry in its

a damp cloth. Ultrasonic cleaning is not safe for

original casing or another suitably lined box or pouch.

many gemstones, so we advise against this method.

your jewelry. However, some gemstones, as outlined

settings are snug and the clasps and joinings are

2012:Gemstone & Pearl Jewelry 2007 9/14/12 8:13 PM Page 4

in this booklet, require special care.

For nearly four thousand years, the beauty of

Take care to protect your jewelry from impact

gemstones has been enhanced by various methods.

against hard surfaces and avoid contact with

Long before modern stone-cutting techniques

abrasive surfaces. Even a diamond can chip if hit

were developed, oils and dyes were used to bring

with enough force or at just the right angle. Many

out the color in stones. Since the ancient Egyptians,

stones such as amethyst, emerald, kunzite, opal,

emeralds have been soaked in colorless oil to

pearl, peridot, tanzanite and tourmaline are very

make them appear more beautiful. This practice

delicate and easily abraded. Enameling can

also chip or scratch when struck. Gemstones

Long ago it was discovered that heating certain

can scratch other gemstones and wear away at

gemstones could produce remarkable changes

precious metals. Therefore, avoid stacking those

in color. Legend has it that Marco Polo observed

rings and bracelets that would be vulnerable to